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Special Concern Plant Species in Georgia



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Habitat in Georgia
Acacia farnesiana Sweet Acacia G5 S1     Sandy flats behind dunes; open live oak woods
Acer spicatum Mountain Maple G5 S2     High elevation boulder fields
Acorus americanus Sweetflag G5 S1S2     Okefenokee Swamp (?); seepy creekside with Xyris tenesseensis in Bartow Co.
Aeschynomene viscidula Sticky Joint-vetch G5? S1?     Sandy pinelands; saltmarsh edges
Aesculus glabra Ohio Buckeye G5 S2     Mesic forests in circumneutral soil
Aesculus parviflora Bottlebrush Buckeye G3 S2S3     Mesic bluff and ravine forests
Agalinis aphylla Scale-leaf Purple Foxglove G3G4 S3?     Longleaf pine-wiregrass savannas; pine flatwoods
Agalinis decemloba Purple Foxglove G4Q S1?     Dry, open woods over clays and sands
Agalinis divaricata Pineland Purple Foxglove G3? S1?     Dry, grassy, pine-scrub oak ridges; extreme SW Georgia
Agalinis filicaulis Spindly Purple Foxglove G3G4 S2?     Seasonally wet, longleaf pine-wiregrass savannas; grassy pine barrens
Agalinis filifolia Seminole Purple Foxglove G4? S1S2     Dry, sandy, longleaf pinelands
Agalinis tenuifolia var. leucanthera Slender Purple Foxglove (white-flowered) G5TNR SH     Savannas; open woodlands
Agarista populifolia Pipe-stem Fetterbush G4G5 SH     Swamps; hydric hammocks; marly spring runs
Agastache nepetoides Yellow Giant Hyssop G5 S1     Openings in rich hardwoods
Agastache scrophulariifolia Purple Giant Hyssop G4 SH     Forested floodplains; river terraces
Agrimonia gryposepala Hooked Harvest-lice G5 S1?     Rich, circumneutral woodlands
Allium speculae Flatrock Onion G2 S2   T Granite outcrops (limited to Lithonia Gneiss types)
Alnus maritima Seaside Alder G3 S1     Ridge and Valley spring runs in standing water
Alnus maritima ssp. georgiensis Georgia Alder GNR S1   T Georgia habitat information not available
Amelanchier sanguinea Roundleaf Serviceberry G5 S1?     Rocky slopes
Amorpha georgiana Georgia Indigo Bush G3 S1   E Dry pine-wiregrass savannas
Amorpha georgiana var. georgiana Georgia Indigo-bush G3T2 S1     River terraces; floodplain woods; Flint Kaolin outcrops; mesic habitats with wiregrass,longleaf pine, mixed oaks
Amorpha herbacea var. floridana Florida Leadbush G4TNRQ S1     River terraces along the Alapaha River
Amorpha nitens Shining Indigo-bush G3? S1?     Rocky, wooded slopes; alluvial woods
Amorpha schwerinii Schwerin Indigo-bush G3G4 S2     Rocky upland woods
Amphianthus pusillus Pool Sprite G2 S2 LT T Vernal pools on granite outcrops
Amsonia ludoviciana Louisiana Blue Star G3 S2     Open woods near granite outcrops (limited to Lithonia Gneiss types)
Andropogon brachystachyus Shortspike Bluestem G4 S1?     Wet flatwoods, pond margins and bogs
Andropogon longiberbis Long-beard Bluestem G5 S2?     Dry sandhills
Andropogon mohrii Bog Bluestem G4? S2?     Longleaf pine-wiregrass savannas; pine-cypress savannas
Anemone berlandieri Glade Windflower G4? S1S2     Granite outcrop ecotones; openings over basic rock
Anemone caroliniana Carolina Windflower G5 S1?     Upland seepage swamp openings over Iredell soils; wet meadows
Angelica dentata Sandhill Angelica G2G3 S2?     Longleaf pine-wiregrass savannas
Arabis georgiana Georgia Rockcress G1 S1 C T Rocky or sandy river bluffs and banks, in circumneutral soil
Arabis lyrata Lyre-leaf Rockcress G5 SH     Shaded rock bluffs
Arabis missouriensis Missouri Rockcress G5?Q S2     Granite and amphibolite outcrops
Arabis patens Spreading Rockcress G3 SH     Wooded limestone slopes
Aralia nudicaulis Wild Sarsaparilla G5 S2?     Northern hardwood forests
Aristida gyrans Corkscrew Three-awn Grass G4G5 S1?     Dry sandy pinelands
Aristida simpliciflora Chapman Three-awn Grass G3G4 SH     Longleaf pine-wiregrass savannas
Armoracia lacustris Lake-cress G4? S1?     Shallow water of swamps and lake margins
Arnoglossum diversifolium Variable-leaf Indian-plantain G2 S2   T Calcareous swamps
Arnoglossum sulcatum Grooved-stem Indian-plantain G3 S1     Bottomland forests
Asclepias hirtella Barrens Milkweed G5 S2     Limestone glades; remnant prairies and nearby roadbanks
Asclepias pedicellata Savanna Milkweed G4 S2?     Longleaf pine flatwoods; sandy pinelands with longleaf pine-saw palmetto-myrtle oak (Sapelo Island)
Asclepias purpurascens Purple Milkweed G5? S1   R Calcareous flatwoods, wet meadows near Rome
Asclepias rubra Red Milkweed G4G5 SH     Bogs, wet savannas
Asimina pygmaea Dwarf Pawpaw G4 S1?     Flatwoods, wet savannas
Asimina reticulata Netleaf Pawpaw G4 S1     Flatwoods, wet savannas
Asplenium heterochroum Varicolor Spleenwort G3G5 SNR     Limestone outcrops; marl
Asplenium heteroresiliens Marl Spleenwort GNA S1   T Limestone and marl outcrops; tabby ruins
Asplenium ruta-muraria Wall Rue Spleenwort G5 S1     Limestone outcrops
Aster avitus Alexander Rock Aster G3 S3     Granite outcrops in seepy margins with Solidago gracillima and Spiranthes cernua
Aster ericoides Heath Aster G5 S1     Limestone glades
Aster eryngiifolius Snakeroot-leaf Aster G3G4 S1     Moist pinelands
Aster laevis var. laevis Smooth Aster G5T5 S2?     Mesic hardwood forests in circumneutral soil
Aster phlogifolius Phlox-leaved Aster G5 S1     Mesic hardwood forests over basic soil
Aster praealtus Willow-leaf Aster G5 S1?     Lowland forests over limestone
Astragalus canadensis Canada Milkvetch G5 S1     Hardwood forests over limestone
Astragalus michauxii Sandhill Milk-vetch G3 S2   T Longleaf pine-wiregrass savannas; turkey oak scrub
Astranthium integrifolium Wild Daisy G5 S1?     Limestone glades
Aureolaria patula Spreading Yellow Foxglove G3 S1   T Circumneutral alluvial bottoms
Balduina atropurpurea Purple Honeycomb Head G2 S2   R Wet savannas, pitcherplant bogs
Baptisia arachnifera Hairy Rattleweed G1 S1 LE E Pine flatwoods
Baptisia australis var. aberrans Glade Blue Indigo G5T2 S2     Limestone glades and barrens
Baptisia australis var. australis Streamside Blue Indigo G5TNR S1     Gravel bars
Baptisia lecontei Leconte Wild Indigo G4? S1     Pineland scrub
Baptisia megacarpa Bigpod Wild Indigo G2 S1     Floodplain forests
Berberis canadensis American Barberry G3 S1   E Cherty, thinly wooded slopes
Boltonia caroliniana Carolina Boltonia G4? S1?     Moist lowlands, including wet prairies and flatwoods around Rome
Botrychium jenmanii Alabama Grape Fern G3G4 S2?     Georgia habitat information not available
Bouteloua curtipendula Side-oats Grama G5 S2     Limestone glades and barrens
Brachyelytrum septentrionale Northern Shorthusk Grass G4G5 S1     Rich, north-facing cove forests; moist, north-facing cliff ledges
Brachymenium systylium Mexican Brachymenium G5 S1?     Sandstone bluffs.
Brickellia cordifolia Heartleaf Brickellia G2G3 S2   T Mesic hardwood forests
Buchnera americana Bluehearts G5? S1     Wet meadows; seasonally moist barrens and limestone glades
Calamagrostis porteri Porter's Reed-grass G4 S1   R Base of north-facing, granitic cliffs
Calamintha ashei Ohoopee Wild Basil G3 S2   T Ohoopee dunes
Callirhoe papaver Woods Poppy-mallow G5 S2S3     Openings in oak-pine forests
Callirhoe triangulata Clustered Poppy-mallow G3 S2     Sandy scrub
Calopogon multiflorus Many-flowered Grass-pink G2G3 SH     Wet savannas; pitcherplant bogs
Calycanthus brockiana Brock Sweetshrub G1?Q SU     Mesic hardwood forests
Calystegia catesbeiana ssp. catesbeiana Catesby Bindweed G3T2?Q S1?     Longleaf pine- wiregrass savannas
Calystegia catesbeiana ssp. sericata Silky Bindweed G3T2T3Q S2S3     Openings in montane oak-hickory-pine forests
Camassia scilloides Wild Hyacinth G4G5 S2     Floodplain and mesic hardwood forests over limestone
Campanula aparinoides Marsh Bellflower G5 S1?     Mountain bogs and wet meadows, sometimes with Polygonum sagittatum
Campylopus sp. 1 Sandhill Awned Moss GNR S2?     Fall line sandhills; Altamaha Grit outcrops in partial shade of mesic oak forests
Cardamine dissecta Divided Toothwort (blue Ridge Populations) G4? S3     Rich, cove forests
Carex aestivaliformis Sedge GNRQ S1?     Upland submesic oak forests in Blue Ridge
Carex albursina White Bear Lake Sedge G5 S1     Rich, calcareous woods
Carex appalachica Appalachian Sedge G4 S1?     Dry to moist, rocky, open woods and heath balds
Carex baltzellii Baltzell's Sedge G3 S1   E Beech-magnolia slope forests
Carex biltmoreana Granite Dome Sedge G3 S1   T High elevation ledges and rock faces
Carex brunnescens Sedge G5 SH     High elevation ledges and grass balds
Carex buxbaumii Brown Bog Sedge G5 SH     Sag ponds, peat bogs
Carex careyana Carey Sedge G4G5 S1     Mesic hardwood forests over limestone
Carex collinsii Narrow-fruit Swamp Sedge G4 S2     Seepage bogs; Atlantic whitecedar swamps; other habitats?
Carex dasycarpa Velvet Sedge G4? S3   R Evergreen hammocks; mesic hardwood forests
Carex decomposita Cypress-knee Sedge G3 S2?     Swamps and lake margins on floating logs
Carex eburnea Black-seed Sedge G5 S1     Limestone outcrops and ledges
Carex fissa var. aristata Sedge G3G4QT3T4 S1     Wet savannas
Carex floridana Florida Sedge G5? S3     Sandy oak-hickory woods
Carex folliculata Sedge G4G5 S1     Mountain bogs
Carex grayi Asa Gray Sedge G4 S2S3     Calcareous meadows and alluvial woods
Carex hystericina Porcupine Sedge G5 S2?     Spring runs; wet meadows
Carex lucorum Southern Fibrous Root Sedge G4 S1?     Wet ledges in Tallulah Gorge
Carex manhartii Manhart's Sedge G3G4 S2S3     Cove hardwood forests; other mesic deciduous forests
Carex misera Wretched Sedge G3 S1   T Grassy balds
Carex oligocarpa Few-fruit Sedge G4 S2?     Rich hardwood forests over limestone
Carex pedunculata Longstalk Sedge G5 S1?     Cove hardwood forests
Carex platyphylla Broadleaf Sedge G5 S1     Mesic hardwood forests over basic rock
Carex purpurifera Purple Sedge G4? S2     Mesic hardwood forests over limestone
Carex radfordii Radford's Sedge G2 S1?   T Rich woods of marble ravines
Carex reniformis Reniform Sedge G4? S1?     Cypress swamps, wet woods and sloughs
Carex roanensis Roan Mountain Sedge G2 S1     Boulderfields and exposed granite ledges
Carex rosea Rosy Sedge G5 S2?     Dryish hardwood forests
Carex scabrata Sedge G5 S2     High elevation boulderfields
Carex scoparia Broom Sedge G5 S1?     Bogs and marshes; seepy ledges
Carex seorsa Weak Stellate Sedge G4 S1?     Water tupelo swamps
Carex socialis Social Sedge G4 S1?     Alluvial floodplain woods, often with Carex intumescens
Carex stricta Tussock Sedge G5 S1     Sag ponds and other seasonal depression ponds
Carex torta Twisted Sedge G5 S1?     Rocky streambeds
Carex venusta var. minor Sedge G4T4 S2?     Floodplains and bottomlands, often with Peltandra virginica
Carex venusta var. venusta A Sedge G4T4? S1?     Peat bogs; wet, mossy woods
Carex woodii Sedge G4 S1?     High elevation rock outcrops
Carphephorus bellidifolius Sandy-woods Chaffhead G4 S1?     Sandy scrub
Carphephorus pseudoliatris Lavender Lady G4G5 SH     Pine flatwoods
Carya laciniosa Shellbark Hickory G5 S2?     Bottomland forests
Carya myristiciformis Nutmeg Hickory G4 S1   R Calcareous flatwoods
Castilleja coccinea Scarlet Indian-paintbrush G5 S2?     Open, rocky, chestnut oak woods
Cayaponia quinqueloba Cayaponia G4 S1     Swamp forests; sandy openings in floodplains and on riverbanks
Celastrus scandens Bittersweet G5 S2?     Open, rocky areas in thickets and deciduous forests
Cephaloziella obtusilobula Roundleaf Leafy Liverwort GHQ SH     Moist cliff faces
Ceratiola ericoides Sandhill Rosemary G4 S2   T Ohoopee Dunes; deep sandridges
Chaerophyllum procumbens Spreading Chervil G5 S2     Low rich woods in circumneutral soil
Chamaecrista deeringiana Florida Senna G2G3 S1?     Sandhill scrub; longleaf pine-wiregrass savannas
Chamaecyparis thyoides Atlantic White-cedar G4 S2   R Clearwater stream swamps in fall line sandhills
Cheilanthes alabamensis Alabama Lipfern G4G5 S2     Limestone ledges
Chelone cuthbertii Cuthbert's Turtlehead G3 S1   T Bogs and wet meadows
Chrysosplenium americanum Golden Saxifrage G5 S1     Pools in rocky montane streams
Cirsium carolinianum Carolina Thistle G5 S3     Prairies; open mixed pine-oak woods, shortleaf pine-blackjack oak savannas over serpentine
Cirsium lecontei Leconte Thistle G3G4 S1S3     Moist pinelands and savannas
Cirsium muticum Swamp Thistle G5 S1?     Remnant wet prairies
Cirsium virginianum Virginia Thistle G3 S2?     Moist pinelands; moist longleaf pine/wiregrass savannas
Cleistes bifaria Spreading Pogonia G4? S1?     Mountain seeps and wet meadows
Clematis fremontii Fremont's Leatherflower G5 S1   E Grassy openings in flatwoods of mostly lowland oaks and red maple
Clematis ochroleuca Curly-heads G4 S2     Dry woods in circumneutral soil
Clematis socialis Alabama Leatherflower G1 S1 LE E Grassy openings in flatwoods of mostly lowland oaks and red maple
Clintonia borealis Yellow Bead-lily G5 SH     Northern hardwood forests
Comptonia peregrina Sweet-fern G5 S1     Disturbed areas and open upland forests
Convallaria majuscula American Lily-of-the-valley G4? S1S2   R Rich woods in mountains
Corallorhiza maculata Spotted Coralroot G5 SH     High elevation hardwood forests; beech gaps
Coreopsis integrifolia Floodplain Tickseed G1G2 S1S2   T Floodplain forests, streambanks
Coreopsis latifolia Broadleaf Tickseed G3 S1   R Mature deciduous forests with open understory
Cornus drummondii Rough-leaved Dogwood G5 S1?     Open woods and cedar glades over calcareous shale and limestone
Corydalis flavula Yellow Corydalis G5 S1?     Rocky floodplain forests; hardwood ravines over amphibolite or limestone
Corydalis sempervirens Pale Corydalis G4G5 S1     Montane ledges and rocky summits
Cotinus obovatus American Smoketree G4 S1     Mixed oak-redcedar forests on rocky limestone slopes
Crataegus aemula Hawthorn G2G4Q S2?     Georgia habitat information not available
Crataegus ashei GNR S1     Georgia habitat information not available
Crataegus brachyacantha Blueberry Hawthorn G4 SH     Open pinelands
Crataegus pulcherrima Beautiful Haw G2G4 S1?     Rich, open deciduous woods and edges
Crataegus triflora Three-flowered Hawthorn G2 S1   T Hardwood forests on rocky, limestone slopes
Croomia pauciflora Croomia G3 S1   T Mesic hardwood forests, usually with Fagus and Tilia
Croton elliottii Elliott Croton G2G3 S2S3     Pond margins and wet savannas
Ctenium floridanum Florida Orange-grass G2 S1     Moist pine barrens
Cuscuta harperi Harper's Dodder G2G3 S1   E Altamaha Grit outcrops; granite outcrops; often with Liatris microcephala as host
Cuscuta rostrata Beaked Dodder G4 SH     High elevation hardwood forests
Cymophyllus fraserianus Fraser's Sedge G4 S1   T Mixed hardwood-hemlock forests
Cyperus lupulinus ssp. macilentus Meagre Hop Flatsedge G5T5? S1?     Dry, open pinelands?
Cyperus thyrsiflorus Thyrsoid Flatsedge G5 S1?     Wet streambanks and swamps
Cypripedium acaule Pink Ladyslipper G5 S4   U Upland oak-hickory-pine forests; piney woods
Cypripedium kentuckiense Kentucky Ladyslipper G3 S1   E Forested, springhead seeps in sandy soils
Cypripedium parviflorum Yellow Ladyslipper G5 S2   R Georgia habitat information not available
Cypripedium parviflorum var. parviflorum Small-flowered Yellow Ladyslipper G5T3T5 S3?     Upland oak-hickory-pine forests; mixed hardwood forests
Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens Large-flowered Yellow Ladyslipper G5T5 S3     Upland oak-hickory-pine forests; mixed hardwood forests
Cystopteris tennesseensis Tennessee Fragile Fern G5 S1     Seepy limestone-shale outcrops
Dalea candida var. candida White Prairie-clover G5T4T5 S1     Georgia habitat information not available
Dalea carnea var. carnea Pink-tassels G5T3T4 S1?     Dry, sandy pinelands
Dalea carnea var. gracilis Sprawling White-tassels G5T3T4 SH     Wet pine savannas, Southwest Georgia
Dalea feayi Feay Pink-tassels G4G5 S1     Dry pinelands and scrub
Dalea gattingeri Gattinger Prairie Clover G3G4 S2S3     Limestone glades and barrens
Dalea purpurea Purple Prairie-clover G5 S1     Limestone glades
Danthonia epilis Bog Oat-grass G3G4 S1?     Mountain bogs
Dasistoma macrophylla Mullein Foxglove G4 S1?     Rocky limestone woods
Delphinium carolinianum ssp. calciphilum Glade Larkspur G5T2T4 S2     Limestone glades
Delphinium tricorne Dwarf Larkspur G5 S2?     Mesic hardwood forests in calcareous areas
Desmodium ochroleucum Cream-flowered Tick-trefoil G1G2 S1   T Open, calcareous woodlands, including lower slope of Pigeon Mountain
Desmodium sessilifolium Sessile-leaf Tick-trefoil G5 S1?     Sandhills in oak forest openings; perhaps prairie relict areas?
Diarrhena americana American Dropseed G4? S1     Mesic hardwoods over limestone
Dicentra canadensis Squirrel-corn G5 S1?     Mesic hardwood forests
Dicentra eximia Bleeding Heart G4 S1     Montane ledges and rocky slopes
Dicerandra radfordiana Radford's Mint G1Q S1   E Sandridges
Dichanthelium hirstii Hirst's Witch Grass G1 SH C E Cypress ponds, wet savannas and sloughs
Diervilla lonicera Northern Bush-honeysuckle G5 S1?     Rocky bluffs
Diphasiastrum tristachyum Ground Cedar G5 S1     Rocky ledges; upland forests
Draba aprica Sun-loving Draba G3 S1S2   E Granite and amphibolite outcrops, usually in redcedar litter
Draba cuneifolia Wedge-leaf Whitlow-grass GNR S1     blackland prairie
Drosera rotundifolia Roundleaf Sundew G5 S1?     Seepy montane ledges and sphagnum bogs
Drosera tracyi Tracy's Dew-threads G3G4 S1     Pitcherplant bogs; grassy seepage slopes
Dryopteris carthusiana Spinulose Shield Fern G5 S1     Strongly sloping, high altitude granitic outcrop
Dryopteris celsa Log Fern G4 S2     Floodplain forests; lower slopes of rocky woods
Echinacea laevigata Smooth Purple Coneflower G2 S2 LE E Upland forests over amphibolite
Echinacea pallida Pale Purple Coneflower G4 S1?     Prairies; perhaps longleaf pine/wiregrass savannas
Echinacea purpurea Purple Coneflower G4 S2?     Prairies and glades, circumneutral soils
Echinacea simulata Prairie Purple Coneflower G3 S2S3     Remnant prairies in the Coosa flatwoods near Rome
Echinodorus parvulus Dwarf Burhead G3Q S2?     Shallow pools; limesink depression ponds
Elatine americana American Waterwort G4 SNR     Georgia habitat information not available
Elatine brachysperma Short-seeded Water-wort G5 S1?     Georgia habitat information not available
Eleocharis albida White Spikerush G4G5 S2S3     Brackish pools
Eleocharis atropurpurea Spikerush G4G5 S1S3     Limesink pond margins
Eleocharis compressa Spikerush G4 S2S3     Limestone glades and barrens
Eleocharis erythropoda Spikerush G5 S1?     Sag pond margins
Eleocharis fallax Spikerush G4G5 S1?     Brackish marsh
Eleocharis montana Nodose Spikerush G5 SH     Marshy shores and peaty depressions on heavy clay soils
Eleocharis montevidensis Spikerush G5 S1     Wet sands on barrier islands; maritime wet grasslands
Eleocharis tenuis var. verrucosa Warty Slender Spikerush G5T3T5 S2?     Muddy banks of small streams in Coosa Flatwoods
Eleocharis wolfii Spikerush G3G4 S1     Shallow pools on granite outcrops
Elliottia racemosa Georgia Plume G2G3 S2S3   T Scrub forests; Altamaha Grit outcrops; open forests over ultramafic rock
Elyonurus tripsacoides Pan-american Balsamscale G5? SH     Pine savannas
Epidendrum conopseum Greenfly Orchid G4 S3   U Epiphytic on limbs of evergreen hardwoods; also in crevices of Altamaha Grit outcrops
Erigenia bulbosa Harbinger-of-spring G5 S1     Mesic hardwood forests over basic soils
Erigeron strigosus var. calcicola Cedar Glade Daisy Fleabane G5T3 S1     LIMESTONE GLADES OR CEDAR GLADES
Eriocaulon koernickianum Dwarf Hatpins G2 S1   E Granite outcrops
Eriocaulon texense Texas Pipewort G4 S2?     Altamaha grit outcrops; wet pine savannas
Eriochloa michauxii var. michauxii Michaux's Cupgrass G3G4T3T4 S2?     Coastal freshwater and brackish marshes; flatwoods
Eriophorum virginicum Tawny Cotton-grass G5 S1     Mountain bogs; peaty wet meadows in alluvial flats in Fall Line sandills; also in Okefenokee Swamp
Eupatorium godfreyanum Godfrey's Eupatorium G4 S1?     Upland, open woods in circumneutral soils
Eustachys floridana Florida Finger Grass G2? S1?     Sandhills and flatwoods
Evolvulus sericeus Silky Morning-glory G5 S1   E Altamaha Grit outcrops
Evolvulus sericeus var. sericeus Creeping Morning-glory G5T3T5 S1     Altamaha Grit outcrops; open calcareous uplands
Fimbristylis brevivaginata Flatrock Fimbry G2 S2     Granite outcrops
Fimbristylis perpusilla Harper's Fimbry G2 S1   E Exposed muddy margins of pineland ponds
Forestiera godfreyi Godfrey's Wild Privet G2 S1   E Mesic, maritime forests over shell mounds
Forestiera segregata Florida Wild Privet G4 S2   R Shell mounds on barrier islands in scrub or maritime forests
Fothergilla gardenii Dwarf Witch-alder G3G4 S2   T Openings in low woods; swamps
Fothergilla major Mountain Witch-alder G3 S1   T Rocky (sandstone, granite) woods; bouldery stream margins
Franklinia alatamaha Franklin Tree GXC SX     Sandridges
Fraxinus quadrangulata Blue Ash G5 S1S2     Mesic hardwood forests over limestone
Frullania appalachiana A Liverwort G1? S1     On tree trunks and decaying wood above 3800 ft.
Fuirena scirpoidea Southern Umbrella-sedge G5 S1?     Pineland depressions, wet savannas with Toxicodendron vernix; often in maintained rights-of-way
Galactia floridana Florida Milk-pea G3G4 S1?     Pine flatwoods
Galium virgatum Southwestern Bedstraw GNR S1     Georgia habitat information not available
Gentianopsis crinita Fringed Gentian G5 S1   T Wet meadows and grassy roadsides over circumneutral soils
Glandularia bipinnatifida var. bipinnatifida Dakota Vervain G5T5 S1     Georgia habitat information not available
Glyceria acutiflora Sharp-scaled Manna-grass G5 S1?     Sag pond margins
Glyceria melicaria Slender Manna-grass G5 S1?     Swamps
Glyceria pallida Pale Manna-grass G5 SH     Shallow water of sag ponds
Glyceria septentrionalis Floating Manna-grass G5 S1?     Cypress ponds with Hymenocallis choctawensis and Iris brevicaulis; large river floodplain sloughs
Gymnocolea inflata A Liverwort G5 S1     In spray zones of waterfalls, Altamaha grit outcrops.
Gymnoderma lineare Rock Gnome Lichen G2 S1 LE E Moist cliff faces
Gymnopogon brevifolius Broad-leaved Beardgrass G5 S2?     Calcareous glades and relict prairies; dryish clay-loam soils
Gymnopogon chapmanianus Chapman Skeleton Grass G3 SH     Sandy pinelands near Florida, perhaps with Ctenium floridanum
Habenaria quinqueseta Michaux's Spider Orchid G4G5 S1?   T Georgia habitat information not available
Habenaria quinqueseta var. quinqueseta Michaux Orchid G4G5TNR S1     Moist shade, Altamaha Grit outcrops; open pine woods
Hartwrightia floridana Hartwrightia G2 S1   T Wet savannas; ditches, sloughs and flatwood seeps
Helenium brevifolium Bog Sneezeweed G4 S1     Seepage bogs, sometimes with Sarracenia rubra near the Fall Line
Helianthemum bicknellii Hoary Frostweed G5 SU     Dry, sandy, open upland forests
Helianthemum canadense Canadian Frostweed G5 S1?     Dry, sandy scrub in fire-suppressed longleaf pine forest
Helianthus agrestis Southeastern Sunflower G4? SH     Mucky, wet soils in open flatwoods
Helianthus glaucophyllus White-leaved Sunflower G3 S1     Open, oak-hickory woods above 2500 ft.
Helianthus heterophyllus Wetland Sunflower G4 S1     Bogs; wet pine savannas
Helianthus occidentalis Barrens Sunflower G5 S1?     Limestone glades and barrens; rocky or cherty soils
Helianthus smithii Smith Sunflower G2Q S1     Dry open woods and thickets
Helianthus verticillatus Whorled Sunflower G1Q S1 C E Remnant prairies
Heliotropium tenellum Delicate Heliotrope G5 S2?     Limestone glades and barrens
Helonias bullata Swamp Pink G3 S1 LT T Open swamps
Heracleum lanatum Masterwort G5 S1     Northern hardwood forests and open oak forests
Herpetineuron toccoae A Moss G4G5 S1?     Appalachian Trail (1999), on rock in mesophytic forests.
Hexastylis shuttleworthii var. harperi Harper Wild Ginger G4T3 S2S3     Low terraces in floodplain forests; edges of bogs
Hibiscus grandiflorus Swamp Hibiscus G4? S1     Tidal marshes, coastal flatwoods; wet savannas
Hieracium scabrum Rough Hawkweed G5 S2?     Upland forests; dry sandy soils
Hottonia inflata Featherfoil G4 S1     Sag ponds
Huperzia appalachiana Fir Clubmoss G4G5 S1     Seepy ledges at high elevations
Huperzia porophila Rock Clubmoss G4 S1     Seepy ledges
Hydrastis canadensis Goldenseal G4 S2   E Rich woods in circumneutral soil
Hydrophyllum macrophyllum Largeleaf Waterleaf G5 S1     Rich woods in circumneutral soil
Hygrophila lacustris Hygrophila G5? S1?     Shallow water of marshy shores
Hymenocallis coronaria Shoals Spiderlily G2Q S2   T Rocky shoals of broad, open rivers
Hymenophyllum tayloriae Taylor Filmy Fern G2 S1     Wet ledges along the Chattooga River
Hypericum adpressum Bog St. Johnswort G3 S2?     Swamps
Hypericum buckleii Blue Ridge St. Johnswort G3 S1     High elevation rocky crevices
Hypericum denticulatum var. denticulatum St. Johnswort G5TNRQ S1     Bogs, seeps, and moist pine savannas
Hypericum dolabriforme Glade St. Johnswort G4 S3     Limestone glades and barrens
Hypericum erythraeae Georgia St. Johnswort G2G3 S2S3     seepage bogs; roadside ditches
Hypericum sphaerocarpum Barrens St. Johnswort G5 S1     Limestone barrens
Hypnum cupressiforme var. filiforme A Moss G5TNR S2?     Hanging as green threads from rocks or bark, perhaps above 3800 ft.
Ilex amelanchier Serviceberry Holly G4 S2     Wet, sandy thickets; cypress-gum swamps
Ilex cuthbertii Cuthbert Holly G1? SH     Open, upland forests, circumneutral
Illicium floridanum Florida Anise G5 S1   E Steepheads, floodplain forests
Illicium parviflorum Yellow Anise-tree G2 SH     Evergreen hammocks, bayheads
Ipomoea macrorhiza Large-stem Morning-glory G3G5 S1?     Exposed sandy soils
Iris brevicaulis Lamance Iris G4 S1     Bogs, seeps, marshy shores and floodplains; often hidden in taller vegetation due to its low stature
Iris tridentata Savanna Iris G3G4 S2?     Wet savannas, flatwoods, cypress pond margins
Isoetes appalachiana Bigspore Engelmann's Quillwort G4 S1     Shallow water (one foot deep) of slow moving streams; mucky stream margins, periodically droughty
Isoetes boomii Boom Quillwort G1 S1     Shallow water (one foot deep) of slow moving streams
Isoetes butleri Glade Quillwort G4 S1     Limestone glades
Isoetes hyemalis Quillwort G2G3 S1     In blackwater streams; also emergent on sandy creek banks in deciduous swamps
Isoetes junciformis Rush Quillwort G1?Q S1?     Low, seasonally flooded swales
Isoetes melanopoda Black-footed Quillwort G5 S1?     Clayey soils in low woods; sandstone or granite outcrop seeps
Isoetes melanospora Black-spored Quillwort G1 S1 LE E Vernal pools on granite outcrops
Isoetes tegetiformans Mat-forming Quillwort G1 S1 LE E Vernal pools on granite outcrops
Isoetes valida Carolina Quillwort G4? S1     North Georgia seeps, shallow pools, sluggish streams
Isotria medeoloides Small Whorled Pogonia G2 S2 LT T Mixed hardwood- pine forests with open understory; history of nearby heavy logging, homesite or road clearing activity
Jamesianthus alabamensis Alabama Warbonnet G3 S1   E Streambanks, in circumneutral soil
Jeffersonia diphylla Twinleaf G5 S1   R Mesic deciduous forests over limestone
Juglans cinerea Butternut (nut-bearing Only) G3G4 S2     Openings in bottomland forests and in the mesophytic hardwood forests of rich mountain coves
Juncus filipendulus Texas Plains Rush G5 S2?     Remnant prairies; limestone barrens
Juncus gymnocarpus Naked-fruit Rush G4 S2S3     Seepy streamsides; open swamps; mountain bogs
Juniperus communis var. depressa Ground Juniper G5T5 S1     Gneiss ledges
Justicia angusta Narrowleaf Water-willow G3Q SH     Roadside ditches; perhaps with Hartwrightia in shallow sloughs and wet savannas
Kalmia carolina Carolina Bog Laurel G4 S1   T Open swamps and wet meadows; mountain bogs and Atlantic white-cedar swamps
Lachnocaulon beyrichianum Southern Bog-button G3 S1     Flatwoods
Lathyrus palustris Marsh Wild Pea G5 S1?     Alluvial meadows, floodplain forests
Leavenworthia exigua var. exigua Least Gladecress G4T3 S2   T Limestone glades
Leavenworthia uniflora Gladecress G4 S1     Limestone glades
Lechea deckertii Deckert Pinweed G4G5 S1?     Scrub
Leiophyllum buxifolium Sand-myrtle G4 S1   T High altitude rocky ledges
Leitneria floridana Corkwood G3 S1   T Swamps; sawgrass-cabbage palmetto marshes
Lejeunea blomquistii Blomquist Leafy Liverwort G1G2 SH     Waterfall spray zones
Leucothoe recurva Recurved Dog-hobble G4G5 S1     Rocky open upland forests
Liatris chapmanii Chapman Gay-feather G5 SH     Scrub
Liatris pauciflora Few-flower Gay-feather G4G5 S2?     Sandridge scrub
Liatris secunda Sandhill Gay-feather G4G5 S1?     Fall line sandhills
Liatris squarrosa var. hirsuta Glade Gay-feather G5T4? S2?     Glades and barrens over basic rock
Liatris tenuifolia var. quadriflora Blazing Star G4G5T4T5 S1?     Open oak or pine woods
Lilaeopsis carolinensis Carolina Lilaeopsis G3G5 SH     saltwater marshes and muddy shores
Lilium canadense Canada Lily G5 S2?     Openings in rich woods
Lilium michiganense Michigan Lily G5 S1   R Remnant wet prairies andcalcareous flatwoods
Lilium philadelphicum Wood Lily G5 S1   E Wet meadows over sandstone
Lindera melissifolia Pond Spicebush G2 S1 LE E Pond margins and wet savannas
Lindera subcoriacea Bog Spicebush G2 S1?     Bayheads; seepy forested slopes
Lindernia saxicola False Pimpernel G1?Q SH     Rocky streamsides, sometimes submerged
Linum sulcatum var. harperi Harper Grooved Flax G5T2 SH     Dry pinelands
Listera australis Southern Twayblade G4 S2     Poorly drained circumneutral soils
Listera smallii Appalachian Twayblade G4 S2     Moist rhododendron thickets
Lithospermum latifolium Broadleaf Gromwell G4 S1     Mixed deciduous hardwood forests over limestone
Litsea aestivalis Pond Spice G3 S2   R Cypress ponds; swamp margins
Lobelia boykinii Boykin Lobelia G2G3 S2S3     Cypress ponds, sometimes with Oxypolis canbyi; Grady ponds; limesink depressions; wet savannas
Lonicera canadensis American Fly-honeysuckle G5 SH     Bouldery, cove hardwood forests
Lonicera dioica Limber Honeysuckle G5 S1     Mesic, deciduous hardwood forest openings above 3000 ft.
Lophiola aurea Goldcrest G4 S1?     Pine flatwoods, bogs
Lotus helleri Carolina Trefoil G5T3 S1   E Clayey soil over ultramafic rock; post oak-blackjack oak savannas
Ludwigia spathulata Creeping Smallflower Seedbox G2G3 S2S3     Exposed shores and bottoms of sinkhole ponds, cypress-gum ponds, bogs; also disjunct on granite outcrop quarry pools
Lycium carolinianum Carolina Wolfberry G4 S1     Coastal sand spits
Lycopodium clavatum Ground Pine G5 S1     Moist oak forests
Lycopus americanus American Bugleweed G5 S1     Wet meadows and old fields along Conasauga River
Lygodium palmatum Climbing Fern G4 S2     Acid soils of thickets and open upland forests
Lysimachia fraseri Fraser's Loosestrife G2 S1S2   R Moist, open, bouldery gravel bars and streambanks; edges of sandstone and granite outcrops
Lysimachia loomisii Loomis Loosestrife G3 SH     Wet savannas, flatwoods, and margins of Carolina bays (pocosins)
Lysimachia terrestris Bog Candles G5 S1     Mountain seeps, wet meadows; streambanks
Lythrum curtissii Curtiss' Loosestrife G1 S1   T Openings in calcareous swamps
Macbridea caroliniana Carolina Bogmint G2G3 S1   R Bogs; marshes; alluvial woods
Macranthera flammea Hummingbird Flower G3 S1?   T Wet, sandy thickets; pitcherplant bogs
Malaxis spicata Florida Adders-mouth G4? S1     Low hammocks; spring-fed river swamps
Marshallia mohrii Coosa Barbara Buttons G3 S2 LT T Remnant Coosa Valley prairies; maintained rights-of-way
Marshallia ramosa Pineland Barbara Buttons G2 S2   R Altamaha Grit outcrops; open forests over ultramafic rock
Marshallia trinervia Broadleaf Barbara's-buttons G3 S1S2     Streamsides in open, bouldery gravel bars and washed, sandy banks
Matelea alabamensis Alabama Milkvine G2 S1   T Open bluff forests; mesic margins of longleaf pine sandridges
Matelea obliqua Limerock Milkvine G4? S2     Mesic deciduous hardwood forests over limestone
Matelea pubiflora Trailing Milkvine G3G4 S2   R Exposed sandy soils; sandridges
Mecardonia acuminata var. microphylla Littleleaf Mecardonia G5TNR S1     Edges of pond margins, sometimes with Lindera melissifolia
Megaceros aenigmaticus Bighorn Hornwort G2G3 S1   T Shaded rocks in small streams, springs or waterfall spray zones
Melanthium latifolium Broadleaf Bunchflower G5 S2?     Mesic deciduous hardwood forests
Menziesia pilosa Minniebush G4G5 S1     Rocky ridgetops
Mertensia virginica Virginia Bluebells G5 S1S2     Floodplain forests in limestone valleys
Micromeria brownei var. pilosiuscula Savory G5TNR S1?     Floodplain forests; muddy banks
Mikania cordifolia Heartleaf Climbing Hempweed G5 S1     Bottomland hardwoods and hammocks near coast
Mirabilis albida Pale Umbrella-wort G5 S1?     Sandhills of SW Georgia with Warea sessiliflora
Mitreola angustifolia Narrowleaf Miterwort G4G5 S1S3     Cypress-gum depressions, wet pine flatwoods
Monotropsis odorata Sweet Pinesap G3 S1   T Upland forests
Morella inodora Odorless Bayberry G4 S2?   T Bayheads, titi swamps; forests with pond pine
Muhlenbergia sobolifera Sprouting Muhly G5 S1?     Dry, wooded limestone slopes
Muhlenbergia sylvatica Woodland Muhly G5 S1?     Calcareous streambanks
Muhlenbergia torreyana Torrey Dropseed G3 SH     Seasonally inundated pond shores, swales and savannas
Myriophyllum laxum Lax Water-milfoil G3 S2S3   R Bluehole spring runs; shallow, sandy, swift-flowing creeks; clear, cool ponds
Najas filifolia Narrowleaf Naiad G1 S1   E Lakes
Nestronia umbellula Indian Olive G4 S3   R Mixed with dwarf shrubby heaths in oak-hickory-pine woods; often in transition areas between flatwoods and uplands
Neviusia alabamensis Alabama Snow-wreath G2 S1   T Along wet weather streams over limestone
Oldenlandia boscii Bluets G5 S3?     Cypress pond margins; exposed pond bottoms in limesinks; sag pond margins; sometimes ditches
Oligoneuron riddellii Riddell's Goldenrod G5 S1     Wet, calcareous prairies
Onosmodium molle ssp. occidentale Marble-seed G4G5T4? S1     Limestone glades and adjacent woods
Ophioglossum engelmannii Limestone Adder-tongue Fern G5 S2S3     Rocky limestone glades; rarely on granite outcrops (Heggies Rock)
Orbexilum virgatum Slender Leather-root G1 SH     Sandridges
Oxalis montana White Woodsorrel G5 S1?     Bouldery woods; northern hardwoods
Oxypolis canbyi Canby Dropwort G2 S2 LE E Cypress ponds and sloughs; wet savannas
Oxypolis ternata Savanna Cowbane G3 S2     Wet pine savannas and bogs
Pachysandra procumbens Allegheny-spurge G4G5 S1S2   R Mesic hardwood forests over basic soils
Packera millefolia Blue Ridge Golden Ragwort G2 S1   T High elevation rock outcrops
Palafoxia integrifolia Palafoxia G3G4 S2?     Sandy pine-oak scrub
Palamocladium leskeoides A Moss G3G5 S1?     Rock face (dry limestone?), Lookout Mountain
Panax quinquefolius American Ginseng G3G4 S3     Mesic hardwood forests; cove hardwood forests
Panax trifolius Dwarf Ginseng G5 S1     Mesic hardwood-coniferous forests
Panicum neuranthum Panic Grass G3 S1?     Seasonally wet, pine savanna-pondcypress pond ecotone
Panicum tenerum Panic Grass G4 S1     Wet pine savannas near the coast
Parietaria pensylvanica Pennsylvania Pellitory G5 S1?     Dry, open, calcareous soil
Parnassia grandifolia Largeleaf Grass-of-parnassus G3 SH     Seepy limestone and shale ledges
Paronychia argyrocoma Silverling G4 S1     Sandstone and granite outcrops
Paronychia patula Pineland Nailwort G3G4 S1?     Dry pinelands; sandhills
Paronychia rugelii var. interior Rugel's Nailwort G2?T2?Q S1?     Longleaf pine-turkey oak scrub, mostly Alapaha River drainage
Paronychia rugelii var. rugelii Rugel's Nailwort G2?T2? S2?     Sandy oak barrens and streambanks
Paronychia virginica Yellow Nailwort G4 S1   E Serpentine outcrops
Pedicularis lanceolata Swamp Lousewort G5 S1   E Bogs and wet woods
Pediomelum piedmontanum Dixie Mountain Breadroot G1 S1   E Shallow soils over mafic (serpentine) rock, upland longleaf pine-mixed oak savanna and powerline rights-of-way
Pediomelum subacaule Nashville Breadroot G4 S2     Limestone glades
Peltandra sagittifolia Arrow Arum G3G4 S2?     Swamps; wet hammocks on pristine sphagnum mats
Penstemon calycosus Long-sepal Beardtongue G5 SH     Limestone ledges and streambanks
Penstemon dissectus Cutleaf Beardtongue G2 S2   R Altamaha Grit outcrops and adjacent pine savannas; rarely sandridges
Penstemon pallidus Beardtongue G5 S1?     Limestone & shale barrens
Penstemon smallii Small's Beardtongue G3 S1?     Open woods on rocky slopes and bluffs in circumneutral soil
Pentodon pentandrus Pentodon G5? S1?     Wet meadows; pond edges
Phacelia fimbriata Fringed Phacelia G4 S1     Mesic hardwood forests over basic soils
Phacelia purshii Miami-mist G5 S1     Mesic hardwood forests over basic soils
Phaseolus polystachios var. sinuatus Trailing Bean-vine G5T3? S2?     Sandhills; dry pinelands and hammocks
Philadelphus pubescens Hairy Mockorange G5? S1     Limestone ledges and rocky banks
Phlebodium aureum Goldfoot Fern G5 S1     Exposed calcareous soil; also epiphytic on live oak and sabal palmetto (cabbage palm)
Phlox amplifolia Broadleaf Phlox G3G5 S1     Mesic hardwood forests over basic soils
Phyla lanceolata Fog-fruit G5 S1?     Low woods along streams
Physalis arenicola Sandhill Groundcherry G3? S1S2     Cypress-heads; scrub thickets
Physostegia angustifolia Narrowleaf Obedient Plant G4G5 S1?     Calcareous, seasonally wet, grassy openings of Southwest Georgia, sometimes with Lythrum curtissii
Physostegia leptophylla Narrowleaf Obedient Plant G4? S2S3     Freshwater tidal marshes; disjunct in wet savannas of extreme SW Georgia
Piloblephis rigida Pennyroyal G3G4 S1     Myrtle oak scrub
Pilularia americana American Pillwort G5 S2     Granite outcrops; seasonally exposed muddy shores
Pinguicula primuliflora Clearwater Butterwort G3G4 S1   T In shallow, sandy, clearwater streams and seeps; Atlantic whitecedar swamps
Pityopsis oligantha Narrow-leaved Golden-aster G2G4 S1S2     Flatwoods, bogs and seeps of Southwest Georgia
Pityopsis pinifolia Sandhill Golden-aster G4 S2   R Sandhills near fall line
Plagiochila caduciloba Gorge Leafy Liverwort G2 S1?     Moist cliff faces
Plagiochila sharpii Sharp's Leafy Liverwort G2G4 S1?     Moist cliff faces and spray zones
Plagiochila sullivantii Sullivant's Leafy Liverwort G2 SH     Seepy rock cliffs
Plagiomnium carolinianum Mountain Wavy-leaf Moss G3 S2?     Moist cliff faces
Plantago sparsiflora Pineland Plantain G3 S2     Open, wet pine savannas; shallow ditches and seeps, especially in mowed rights-of-way
Platanthera blephariglottis var. blephariglottis Northern White Fringed Orchis G4G5T4? S1?     Bogs and seeps; wet savannas
Platanthera blephariglottis var. conspicua Southern White Fringed Orchid G4G5T3T4 S2?     BOGS, SEEPS, ROADSIDES, WET SAVANNAS
Platanthera chapmanii Chapman's Yellow Fringed Orchid G2 SH     OPEN, WET MEADOWS; PINE FLATWOODS
Platanthera flava var. herbiola Leafy Southern Tubercled Orchid G4T4Q S1?     Red maple-gum swamps
Platanthera grandiflora Large Purple Fringed Orchid G5 S1     Wet thickets; seepy open northern hardwood forests
Platanthera integra Yellow Fringeless Orchid G3G4 S2     Wet savannas, pitcherplant bogs
Platanthera integrilabia Monkeyface Orchid G2G3 S1S2 C T Red maple-gum swamps; peaty seeps and streambanks with Parnassia asarifolia and Oxypolis rigidior
Platanthera nivea Snowy Orchid G5 S2S3     Wet savannas, pitcherplant bogs
Platanthera peramoena Purple Fringeless Orchid G5 S1     Wet meadows, openings among bottomland hardwoods
Platanthera psycodes Small Purple-fringe Orchid G5 S1?     Wet thickets; seepy, open, northern hardwood forests
Platyhypnidium pringlei Pringle's Platyhypnidium G2G3 S1     Seepy rock cliffs
Polemonium reptans Jacobs Ladder G5 S1     Mesic hardwood forests over basic soils
Polygala balduinii White Milkwort G4 S1?     Wet pine savannas
Polygala leptostachys Georgia Milkwort G3G4 S1     Oak-pine scrub
Polygonum amphibium var. emersum Water Smartweed G5T5 S1     MARSHY MARGIN OF FRESHWATER POND WITH LEITNERIA FLORIDANA
Polygonum arifolium Halberd-leaf Tear-thumb G5 S1     Marshes and wet thickets
Polygonum glaucum Sea-beach Knotweed G3 SH     Coastal beaches in dune depressions and among protected accumulations of beach wrack
Polygonum meisnerianum var. beyrichianum Meisner's Tear-thumb G5?T5? S1?     Shallow water in and along the Aucilla River
Polymnia laevigata Tennessee Leafcup G3 S1     Bouldery slopes
Ponthieva racemosa Shadow-witch Orchid G4G5 S2?     Calcareous swamps; marly outcrops
Portulaca biloba Grit Portulaca G1G2 S1     Altamaha Grit outcrops
Portulaca umbraticola ssp. coronata Wingpod Purslane G5T2 S2     Granite outcrops; Altamaha Grit outcrops
Potamogeton amplifolius Bigleaf Pondweed G5 S1     Sluggish streams; ponds
Potamogeton pusillus Pigmy Pondweed G5 S1?     Shallow creeks and rivers over calcareous bedrock
Prenanthes barbata Barbed Rattlesnake Root G3 S2   R Limestone glades and barrens, edges of remnant prairies
Prunus mexicana Mexican Plum G4G5 S1?     Remnant prairies
Prunus pensylvanica Fire Cherry G5 S2     Rocky summits, especially following fire
Prunus virginiana Chokecherry G5 S1     Boulderfields in northern hardwood forests
Psilotum nudum Whisk Fern G5 S1     Epiphytic in hammocks, Okefenokee Swamp; on palm trunks in coastal habitats; rarely in lawns and sandy openings
Pteroglossaspis ecristata Crestless Plume Orchid G2G3 S1   T Grassy saw palmetto barrens; longleaf pine grasslands, sometimes with Schwalbea americana
Ptilimnium ahlesii Mock Bishop-weed G1 SH     Tidal freshwater marshes
Ptilimnium costatum Eastern Bishopweed G3G4 S2?     Remnant wet prairies; bottomland hardwood forests
Ptilimnium nodosum Harperella G2 S1 LE E Granite outcrop seeps; shallow seasonal ponds in limesink depressions
Pycnanthemum albescens White-leaved Mountain-mint G5 S1S2     Open, mesic woods
Pycnanthemum beadlei Beadle's Mountain-mint G2G4 S2?     ROCKY OPEN WOODS; EDGES OF ROCK OUTCROPS
Pycnanthemum curvipes Stone Mountain Mint G3 S2     Rocky, upland oak-hickory forests
Pycnanthemum virginianum Virginia Mountain-mint G5 S1     Wet meadows and barrens
Quercus arkansana Arkansas Oak G3 S2S3     Sandy upper ravine slopes
Quercus austrina Bluff White Oak G4? S3?     Bluff forests, often in circumneutral soils; floodplain hammocks; edges of Altamaha Grit outcrops
Quercus chapmanii Chapman Oak G4G5 S2     Sandridges; dunes; oak-pine scrub
Quercus imbricaria Shingle Oak G5 S1     Sandy, moist hardwood flats and headwater slopes
Quercus oglethorpensis Oglethorpe Oak G3 S2   T Broad River bottomlands; upland seepage swamps over Iredell and Enon soils with seasonally wet clay beds
Quercus palustris Pin Oak G5 SH     Floodplain forests; margins of sag ponds
Quercus prinoides Dwarf Chinkapin Oak G5 S2     Upland oak-hickory-pine forests; usually over basic soils
Quercus sinuata Durand Oak G4G5 S1S2     Bluff forests; calcareous slopes near streams
Rhexia aristosa Awned Meadowbeauty G3 S2     Pond margins and wet savannas
Rhexia nuttallii Nuttall Meadowbeauty G4? S1?     Pine flatwoods; bogs
Rhexia parviflora Small-flowered White Meadowbeauty G2 SH     Limesink pond margins, perhaps in openings under pond-cypress
Rhododendron prunifolium Plumleaf Azalea G3 S3   T Mesic hardwood forests in ravines and on sandy, seepy streambanks
Rhus michauxii Dwarf Sumac G2G3 S1 LE E Open forests over ultramafic rock
Rhus typhina Staghorn Sumac G5 S1     Open montane forests
Rhynchospora alba Northern White Beaksedge G5 S1     Mountain bogs and seeps; disjunct in Okefenokee Swamp, as is cottongrass (Eriophorum)
Rhynchospora crinipes Bearded Beaksedge G2 S1     Streambanks and shallow streambeds
Rhynchospora culixa Georgia Beaksedge G1Q S1     Pine savannas; flatwoods
Rhynchospora decurrens Swamp-forest Beaksedge G3G4 S1?     Swamps
Rhynchospora harperi Harper's Beaksedge G4? S1S2     Cypress pond margins and wet savannas; limesink depression ponds (dolines)
Rhynchospora macra Southern White Beaksedge G3 S1?     Peaty, sandhill seepage slopes; streamhead pocosins
Rhynchospora microcarpa Southern Beaksedge G5 S1S2     clay-based Carolina bays; swamps
Rhynchospora oligantha Feather-bristle Beaksedge G4 S1?     Bogs; sea-level fens; wet savannas
Rhynchospora pleiantha Coastal Beaksedge G3 SH     Margins of limesink depression ponds (dolines)
Rhynchospora punctata Pineland Beaksedge G1? S1?     Wet savannas, pitcherplant bogs
Rhynchospora scirpoides Long-beak Baldrush G4 S2?     Floating mats in ponds; pond margins
Rhynchospora solitaria Solitary Beakrush G1 S1   E Wet, sandy, peaty depressions
Rhynchospora stenophylla Chapman's Beakrush G4 S2     Wet, sandy, peaty depressions; Chamaecyparis seeps
Rhynchospora thornei Thorne's Beakrush G3 S2     Margins of limesink ponds; moist limestone barrens, wet prairies
Rhynchospora torreyana Torrey Beakrush G4 S1?     Bogs; wet savannas
Ribes curvatum Granite Gooseberry G4 S2     Rocky upland forests; bouldery mesic slopes
Rudbeckia auriculata Swamp Black-eyed Susan G2 S1   E Swampy woods
Rudbeckia fulgida var. speciosa Showy Orange Coneflower G5T4? S1?     Limestone barrens; open woods over basic soils
Rudbeckia grandiflora Largeflower Coneflower G5 SH     Limestone glades and barrens
Rudbeckia heliopsidis Little River Black-eyed Susan G2 S1   T Limestone or sandstone barrens and streamsides
Ruellia noctiflora Night-blooming Wild Petunia G2 SH     Open, slash pine flatwoods
Sabatia capitata Cumberland Rose Gentian G2 S2   R Meadows over sandstone or shale
Sageretia minutiflora Climbing Buckthorn G4 S1   T Calcareous bluff forests; maritime forests over shell mounds
Sagittaria platyphylla Ovate-leaved Arrowhead G5 S1?     Marshes and shores
Sagittaria secundifolia Kral's Water-plantain G1 S1 LT T Crevices in sandstone in fast flowing streams
Salix floridana Florida Willow G2 S1   E Spring runs; seepy, sphagnous wetlands with Eleocharis tortilis, Itea, Alnus, Orontium, Arnoglossum sulcatum
Sambucus racemosa ssp. pubens Red Elderberry G5T4T5 S1     Boulderfields; high elevation summits (e.g.; Hightower Bald, Brasstwon Bald)
Sanguisorba canadensis Canada Burnet G5 S1   T Seepy meadows and thickets
Sanicula trifoliata Beak-fruit Sanicle G4 S1?     Mesic hardwood forests
Sapindus marginatus Soapberry G5 S1   R Shell mound forests
Sarracenia flava Yellow Flytrap G5? S3S4   U Wet savannas, pitcherplant bogs
Sarracenia leucophylla Whitetop Pitcherplant G3 S1   E Wet savannas, pitcherplant bogs
Sarracenia minor Hooded Pitcherplant G4 S4   U Wet savannas, pitcherplant bogs
Sarracenia oreophila Green Pitcherplant G2 S1 LE E Wet meadows; upland bogs
Sarracenia psittacina Parrot Pitcherplant G4 S2S3   T Wet savannas, pitcherplant bogs
Sarracenia purpurea Purple Pitcherplant G5 S1   E Swamps, wet rhododendron thickets
Sarracenia rubra Sweet Pitcherplant G4 S2   T Atlantic white cedar swamps; wet meadows
Saxifraga careyana Carey Saxifrage G3 S1     Moist rock ledges
Saxifraga texana Texas Saxifrage G4 S1     Granite outcrops
Schisandra glabra Bay Star-vine G3 S2   T Rich woods on stream terraces and lower slopes
Schoenocaulon dubium Florida Feather-shank G3? SH     Pine savannas
Schoenolirion elliottii White Sunnybell G3 S1?     Wet savannas
Schwalbea americana Chaffseed G2 S1 LE E Open pinelands, as in well-managed, somewhat moist longleaf pine-wiregrass forests seeps
Scirpus cespitosus Tufted Club-rush G5 S1     Seepy ledges
Scirpus cylindricus Salt-marsh Bulrush G5 SH     Brackish marshes
Scirpus erismanae Bulrush GNRQ S1?     Pond shores in peaty sands
Scirpus etuberculatus Canby's Club-rush G3G4 S1S2     Marshes; shallow ponds; peaty swamps, as Okefenokee Swamp and Atlantic whitecedar swamps
Scirpus expansus Woodland Bulrush G4 S1S2     Marshes and streambeds
Scirpus hallii Hall Bulrush G2 SH     Pond shores in peaty sands
Scutellaria altamaha Pineland Skullcap G2G3 S1?     Sandy, deciduous woods
Scutellaria arenicola Sandhill Skullcap G3G4 SH     Sandy scrub
Scutellaria drummondii Drummond's Skullcap GNR S1     Georgia habitat information not available
Scutellaria leonardii Glade Skullcap G4Q S2     Limestone glades
Scutellaria mellichampii Skullcap GNRQ S1?     Sandy deciduous woods
Scutellaria montana Large-flowered Skullcap G2 S2 LT T Mesic hardwood-shortleaf pine forests; usually mature forest with open understory, sometimes without a pine component
Scutellaria nervosa Bottomland Skullcap G5 S1     Floodplain forests
Scutellaria ocmulgee Ocmulgee Skullcap G2 S2   T Mesic hardwood forests; bluff forests
Scutellaria saxatilis Rock Skullcap G3 S1     Georgia habitat information not available
Scutellaria serrata Showy Skullcap G4G5 S1     Georgia habitat information not available
Sedum nevii Nevius Stonecrop G3 S1   T Gneiss ledges on river bluffs
Sedum pusillum Granite Stonecrop G3 S3   T Granite outcrops, often in mats of Hedwigia moss under Juniperus virginiana
Selaginella ludoviciana Louisiana Spikemoss G3G4 S1?     Swamp margins; wet meadows
Senecio pauperculus Meadow Golden Ragwort G5 S1?     Moist meadows and prairies
Shortia galacifolia Oconee Bells G2 S1?   E Mesic forests with mountain laurel and rhododendron
Sibbaldiopsis tridentata Mountain Cinquefoil G5 S1   E Rocky summits
Sida elliottii Elliott's Fanpetals G4G5 S2?     Dry or moist openings in sandy woods; limesink pond margins, limestone glades and barrens
Sideroxylon alachuense Silver Buckthorn G1 S1?     Sandy hammocks; islands in Okefenokee Swamp; shell middens
Sideroxylon macrocarpum Ohoopee Bumelia G3Q S3   R Dry longleaf pine woods with oak understory; often hidden in wiregrass
Sideroxylon thornei Swamp Buckthorn G2 S2   R Forested limesink depressions; calcareous swamps
Silene caroliniana Carolina Pink G5 S2?     Granite outcrops and sandhills near the Ogeechee and Savannah Rivers
Silene ovata Ovate Catchfly G3 S1S2   R Mesic deciduous or beech-magnolia forests over limestone; bouldery, high elevation oak forests
Silene polypetala Fringed Campion G2 S2 LE E Mesic deciduous forests
Silene regia Royal Catchfly G3 S1   E Limestone barrens; remnant prairies
Silene rotundifolia Roundleaf Catchfly G4 S1     Moist sandstone ledges and cliffs, often with Heuchera villosa
Silphium mohrii Cumberland Rosinweed G3?Q S1?     Rocky hardwood forests
Silphium radula Rosinweed G4 SH     Rocky hardwood forests
Sium floridanum Florida Water-parsnip G1Q S1?     Calcareous swamps; floodplains
Smilax lasioneuron Carrion-flower G5 S2?     Pine-oak-hickory forests; bluff forests
Smilax leptanthera Catbrier GHQ SH     Deciduous forests
Solanum pumilum Dwarf Horse-nettle G5T1 SH     Thickets; calcareous barrens
Solidago porteri Porter Goldenrod GHQ SH     Upland forests
Solidago simulans Cliffside Goldenrod G1 S1   E Seepy summits of granite domes; moist, steep, rocky slopesand cliffs
Solidago speciosa var. rigidiuscula Goldenrod G5T4 S1     Limestone barrens
Solidago uliginosa var. uliginosa Bog Goldenrod G4G5T4T5 S1     Georgia habitat information not available
Sorbus americana American Mountain-ash G5 S1     Grassy balds; northern hardwood forests
Spartina pectinata Prairie Cordgrass G5 S1?     Relict prairies in calcareous flatwoods
Spermacoce glabra Smooth Buttonweed G4G5 S2?     Alluvial woods; margins of sloughs and oxbow lakes
Spermolepis inermis Rough-fruited Spermolepis G5 S1     Relict prairies in the Black Belt over marly Oktibbeha soils
Spiraea alba var. latifolia Broadleaf White Spirea G5T5 S1     Mountain bogs; roadside seepage slopes
Spiraea tomentosa Hardhack G5 S1     Wet meadows
Spiraea virginiana Virginia Spirea G2 S1 LT T Bouldery gravel bars and ledges along major streams
Spiranthes brevilabris Downy Slender Ladies-tresses G1 SH     Wet, pine savannas and flatwoods, well-managed by fire
Spiranthes eatonii Eaton's Ladies-tresses G2G4 S2?     Cemeteries, roadsides; drier pine flatwoods
Spiranthes floridana Florida Ladies-tresses G1 S1?     Wet savannas; mowed grassy openings in Okefenokee area
Spiranthes longilabris Giant Spiral Ladies-tresses G3 S1     Pine flatwoods, wet savannas, low hammocks with saw palmetto
Spiranthes magnicamporum Great Plains Ladies-tresses G4 S1   E Limestone glades
Spiranthes ovalis var. erostellata Self-pollinating Oval Ladies-tresses G5?T4? S2S3     SEEPY MARGINS OF SMALL STREAMS; FLOODPLAIN WOODS
Spiranthes sylvatica Pale Green Ladies-tresses GNR S1?     Live oak hammocks; other open woodlands
Sporobolus heterolepis Prairie Dropseed G5 S1     Calcareous glades and barrens
Sporobolus pinetorum Pineland Dropseed G3 S2?     Wet savannas with wiregrass
Sporobolus teretifolius Wire-leaf Dropseed G2? S2?     Longleaf pine-wiregrass savannas, pitcherplant bogs
Stachys eplingii Epling's Hedge-nettle G5 S1?     Mesic forests, wet meadows, over mafic or calcareous soils
Stachys hispida Hispid Hedge-nettle G4Q S2?     Wet meadows, mesic forests, swampy woods, seeps, and boulderfields
Stachys hyssopifolia var. lythroides Tallahassee Hedge-nettle G5T1Q S1     Moist longleaf pine savannas; roadside ditches
Stachys latidens Broad-toothed Hedge-nettle G4G5 S2?     Cove hardwoods and mesic forests
Stachys nuttallii Nuttall's Hedge-nettle G5? S2     Mesic hardwood forests, mostly calcareous
Stewartia malacodendron Silky Camellia G4 S2   R Along streams on lower slopes of beech-magnolia or beech-basswood-Florida maple forests
Stokesia laevis Stokes Aster G4 S1     Pitcherplant bogs
Streptopus lanceolatus var. lanceolatus Rosy Twisted Stalk G5 S1   T High elevations boulderfields
Stylisma pickeringii var. pickeringii Pickering's Morning-glory G4T3 S2   T Open, dry, oak scrub of sandhills
Stylophorum diphyllum Celandine Poppy G5 S1     Mesic hardwood forests over limestone
Symphyotrichum georgianum Georgia Aster G2G3 S2 C T Upland oak-hickory-pine forests and openings; sometimes with Echinacea laevigata or over amphibolite
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae New England Aster G5 S1     Remnant prairies
Symphyotrichum pratense Silky Aster GNR S1     Limestone glades
Symphyotrichum sericeum Silky Aster G5 S1     Limestone glades
Teloschistes exilis Orange Fructicose Bark Lichen G3G5 S1?     Relict Blackland prairies; on bark, especially on stunted Campsis radicans and in Cornus asperifolia thickets
Tephrosia chrysophylla Sprawling Goats Rue G4G5 S1     Dry, sandy scrub
Tephrosia mohrii Dwarf Goats Rue G3 S1?     Scrub; longleaf pine-wiregrass savannas
Thalia dealbata Flag G4 S1     Brackish sloughs and marshes
Thalictrum cooleyi Cooley Meadowrue G2 S1 LE E Pond margins and wet savannas
Thalictrum coriaceum Leatherleaf Meadowrue G4 S1?     Rich woods
Thalictrum debile Trailing Meadowrue G2 S1   T Mesic hardwood forests over limestone
Thalictrum subrotundum Roundleaf Meadowrue G1G2Q SH     Swamp edges, streamsides; mesic ravine forests
Thaspium chapmanii Creamy Meadow-parsnip GNR S3?     Hardwood forests and glades, near edges of gumbo flats and rocky outcrops of limestone or amphibolite
Thaspium pinnatifidum Glade Meadowparsnip G2G3 S1   E Limestone outcrops and barrens
Thelypteris ovata Ovate Maiden Fern G3G5 S2S3     Calcareous hammocks; limesinks; mesic hardwood forests
Thermopsis fraxinifolia Ash-leaf Bush-pea G3? S2?     Oak and oak-pine ridge forests
Thermopsis mollis Downy Bush-pea G3G4 S1?     Dry slopes and ridges; mostly in open pine-oak forests
Thermopsis villosa Aaron's Rod G3? S1?     Mesic forests, floodplains and roadsides; mostly in sandy soils
Tillandsia bartramii Bartram's Air-plant G4 S2     Epiphytic in bay swamps, freshwater tidal swamps; beech-magnolia bluff forests
Tillandsia fasciculata Quill-leaf Air-plant G5 S1     Epiphytic on evergreen oaks
Tillandsia recurvata Ball-moss G5 S1     Epiphytic in live oak maritime forests
Tillandsia setacea Pine-needle Air-plant G5 S1?     Epiphytic in bluff forests on evergreen hardwoods
Tofieldia glutinosa Sticky False Asphodel G5 SH     Open peaty swamps
Torreya taxifolia Florida Torreya G1 S1 LE E Rich ravines in extreme Southwest Georgia
Tradescantia roseolens Rosy Spiderwort G5 S2?     Dry, sandy woods
Tragia cordata Heartleaf Nettle Vine G4 S2?     Dry, usually rocky, calcareous woods; also relict prairie openings on the Fort Valley Plateau
Trepocarpus aethusae Trepocarpus G4G5 S2?     Floodplain forests
Triadenum tubulosum Broadleaf Marsh St. Johnswort G4? S1S3     Swamps
Trichomanes boschianum Appalachian Filmy Fern G4 S1     Acidic ledges and overhangs
Trichomanes petersii Dwarf Filmy Fern G4G5 S2     Acidic boulders, ledges and overhangs; Altamaha Grit outcrops
Tridens carolinianus Carolina Redtop G3G4 S1?     Dry, open mixed oak-pine forests of the Fall Line Sandhills
Trientalis borealis Starflower G5 S1S2   E Rocky, northern hardwood forests
Trillium decipiens Mimic Trillium G3 S3?     Mesic hardwood forests; limesink forests
Trillium discolor Pale Yellow Trillium G2 S1S2     Mesic hardwood forests only in Savannah River watershed
Trillium flexipes Bent Trillium G5 S1     Mesic hardwood forests over limestone
Trillium lancifolium Lanceleaf Trillium G3 S3     Floodplain forests; also lower rocky slopes over basic soils
Trillium persistens Persistent Trillium G1 S1 LE E Mesic hardwood forests, upland forests
Trillium pusillum Dwarf Trillium G3 S1   E Red maple-blackgum swampy woods in sticky clay soils
Trillium reliquum Relict Trillium G3 S3 LE E Mesic hardwood forests; limesink forests; usually with Fagus and Tilia
Trillium simile Sweet White Trillium G3 S2     Cove hardwoods, sometimes with Rhododendron maximum
Trillium sulcatum Barksdale Trillium G4 S2     Mesic hardwood forests
Triosteum angustifolium Narrowleaf Wild Coffee G5 S1?     Mesic hardwood forests over limestone
Triosteum aurantiacum Wild Coffee G5 S2?     Open woodlands over circumneutral or calcareous soils
Triphora trianthophora Three-birds Orchid G3G4 S2?     Loamy soils of rhododendron thickets; hardwood forests
Tsuga caroliniana Carolina Hemlock G3 S1   E Rocky bluffs
Ulmus serotina September Elm G4 S1     Mesic hardwood forests over limestone
Utricularia olivacea Leafless Dwarf Bladderwort G4 S1?     Shallow ponds, especially limesink ponds or dolines of Southwest Georgia
Utricularia resupinata Lavender Bladderwort G4 S1?     Pools in pine flatwoods of Southwest Georgia; also disjunct in Northeast Georgia mountain swamps
Vaccinium crassifolium Evergreen Lowbush Blueberry G4G5 SH     Open margins of Carolina bays
Vaccinium erythrocarpum Bearberry G5 S1     Mixed oak-heath forests
Veratrum viride American False Hellebore G5 S2     Seepy northern hardwood forests
Veratrum woodii Ozark Bunchflower G5 S2   R Mesic hardwood forests over basic soils
Verbesina helianthoides Hairy Wingstem G5 SH     Prairies; dry woods
Verbesina walteri Carolina Crownbeard G4 S1?     Moist slopes of hardwood bluffs and edges of colluvial swamps with calcareous substrate; along Savannah River
Viburnum bracteatum Limerock Arrow-wood G1 S1   E Mesic hardwood forests over limestone
Viburnum carolinianum Carolina Arrow-wood G4G5Q S1     Mountain bogs and openings in red maple-blackgum swamps
Viburnum lantanoides Witch-hobble G5 SH     Northern hardwood forests
Viburnum rafinesquianum var. affine Limerock Downy Arrowwood G5TNR S1     Limestone bluffs along major rivers
Viburnum rafinesquianum var. rafinesquianum Downy Arrowwood G5T4T5 S1?     Rocky woods and bluffs; both granite and limestone
Vicia minutiflora Pygmy-flower Vetch G5 S1?     Georgia habitat information not available
Vigna luteola Wild Yellow Cowpea G5 S2?     Open swamps; maritime beaches and tidal flats
Viola egglestonii Glade Violet G4 S2     Limestone glades
Vitis palmata Catbird Grape G4 SH     Floodplain forests; river banks
Vitis rotundifolia var. munsoniana Munson Grape G5T4? S1     Floodplain forests; blackwater streamsides
Vittaria lineata Shoestring Fern (sporophyte) G4 S1     Altamaha Grit outcrops; epiphytic on cabbage palms; rocky slopes
Waldsteinia lobata Barren Strawberry G2 S2   R Stream terraces and adjacent gneiss outcrops
Warea sessilifolia Sandhill-cress G2G4 S1     Sandhills scrub
Websteria confervoides Algal Bulrush G3G5 S1?     Lakes and ponds
Woodsia scopulina ssp. appalachiana Appalachian Cliff Fern G5T4 S1     Sandstone and shale cliffs
Xerophyllum asphodeloides Eastern Turkeybeard G4 S1   R Xeric oak-pine forests
Xyris chapmanii Chapman Yellow-eyed Grass G3 S1?     Streamhead seepage bogs in deep muck with numerous other xyrids and graminoids
Xyris drummondii Drummond Yellow-eyed Grass G3 S1     Pine flatwoods
Xyris scabrifolia Harper Yellow-eyed Grass G3 S1     Sedge bogs; pitcherplant bogs; pine flatwoods
Xyris tennesseensis Tennessee Yellow-eyed Grass G2 S1 LE E Seepy margins of limestone spring runs
Zamia integrifolia Florida Coontie G3G4Q SH     Maritime live oak forests
Zanthoxylum americanum Northern Prickly-ash G5 S1?     Rocky, openly wooded slopes; river banks and terraces
Zenobia pulverulenta Zenobia G4? S1     Cypress gum pond margins and sandhill depressions
Zephyranthes simpsonii Simpson Rain Lily G2G3 S1     Pine flatwoods; edges of sloughs on southcentral coastal plain
Zigadenus leimanthoides Death-camus G4Q S1     Sandhill bogs; pine flatwoods

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